Chapter 5

TWAIN-compliant or WIA-compliant program, you can gain access to the scanning feature and scan an image directly into the program.

TWAIN is supported in all Windows and Mac OS operating systems.

In Windows operating systems, WIA is supported only for Windows XP and Vista direct connections. WIA is not supported for the Mac OS.

This section contains the following topics:

•Scan from a TWAIN-compliant program

•Scan from a WIA-compliant program

Scan from a TWAIN-compliant program

Generally, a software program is TWAIN-compliant if it has a command such as Acquire, File Acquire, Scan, Import New Object, Insert from, or Scanner. If you are unsure whether the program is compliant or you do not know what the command is called, see the software program Help or documentation.

Start the scan from within the TWAIN-compliant program. See the software program Help or documentation for information about the commands and steps to use.

Scan from a WIA-compliant program

Generally, a software program is WIA-compliant if it has a command such as Picture/ From Scanner or Camera in the Insert or File menu. If you are unsure whether the program is compliant or you do not know what the command is called, see the software program Help or documentation.

Start the scan from within the WIA-compliant program. See the software program Help or documentation for information about the commands and steps to use.

Edit a scanned original

You can edit a scanned image using the HP Photosmart Software. You can also edit a scanned document by using your Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.

This section contains the following topics:

•Edit a scanned photo or graphic

•Edit a scanned document using optical character recognition (OCR) software

Edit a scanned photo or graphic

You can edit a scanned photo or graphic using the HP Photosmart Software. Use this software to adjust the brightness, contrast, color saturation, and more. You can also rotate the image using the HP Photosmart Software.

For more information, see the onscreen HP Photosmart Software Help.

Edit a scanned document using optical character recognition (OCR) software

You can use OCR software to import scanned text into your preferred word-processing program for editing. This allows you to edit letters, newspaper clippings, and many other documents.

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